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jimibbo

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I have a 96 springer softail my starter has been "slipping?" I pulled the starter and cleaned it and greased it good and the same for jack shaft put it back together but left primary cover off to see , the jackshaft engages and the starter spins (you can hear it ) but is lazy to turn the bike over ! any ideas ?
 
thanks for the reply
is this repairable ? I am novice mechanic at best ! can i just rebuild the starter or do i need to bite the bullet ?
 
That depends on your situation. I new starter would around $325.00 and up and have a warranty while a rebuild would be maybe half that if you did it yourself. Replacing, although more expensive, would definitely be easier than rebuilding it IMO. Being its a 96 model I would consider that a good life out of a starter and would opt for the new unit.

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jimibbo said:
thanks for the reply
is this repairable ? I am novice mechanic at best ! can i just rebuild the starter or do i need to bite the bullet ?
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Yes it's repairable at less money than changing a starter. This is the part you need.

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thankyou all for the help and advice

yippee skippee motorcycle back on the road !
have had it apart together and back apart again again again n again
cleaned greased starter had starter rebuilt finally read online forum to plainly stretch the spring on the jackshaft 1/4 inch so I drained the primary again removed it pulled the jackshaft stretched the spring replaced and just snugged the bolt (7 ft lbs) it has been working better than ever all day ! my next step would have been to replace the starter drive ! anyway I'm(EDITED) today!
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